noun
- the acts or processes of placing dead bodies in tombs; burials in tombs
Usage: plural form of entombment
Examples
- The ancient Egyptian entombments included elaborate burial goods.
- Several entombments were discovered in the underground chamber.
- The archaeologists studied the entombments to learn about burial customs.
- Medieval entombments often took place in church crypts.
- The entombments in the royal cemetery spanned three centuries.
- Proper entombments required specific rituals and ceremonies.